Strategy Execution Blog

Strategic planning is broken. For many organizations, the process hasn’t changed in a decade — static slides, siloed documents, and plans that never make it out of the starting gate. In this edition of The Pulse, Brooks Busch explores why it’s time to rethink strategic planning, how AI can serve as a thought partner for Strategy Leaders, and what it means to move from static plans to dynamic execution.

As summer ends and organizations snap back into their operating rhythm, Strategy Leaders face a unique opportunity to reset priorities. In this edition of The Pulse, explore three practical ways to realign your team, improve visibility, and rally your organization for a strong finish to the year.

Learn how Goldey-Beacom College connected departmental goals to the institution's strategy with Elate.

See how Camden County College used Elate to move from a reactive, spreadsheet-based strategy to a dynamic, collaborative approach that drives real progress across campus.

Learn how Elate helps higher education institutions break down silos, empower leaders, and track progress toward their long-term goals for impactful results.

Discover how strategic themes can bridge the gap between your company's culture and its goals. Learn best practices for aligning employees with the organizational strategy, fostering engagement, and driving meaningful results.

We dive into 6 types of strategic objectives you want to avoid in your strategic plan - and how to course correct them.

Edition 25 breaks down best practices for transitioning quarters and how you can provide more transparency and visibility in your organization

While performance management tools undeniably play a vital role for People/HR teams, there's a noticeable disconnect when attempting to integrate them for building, executing, and reviewing your company's strategy, often setting up both your strategy and employees for failure.

Most leaders are quick to share that they need to improve their company's strategic planning processes, but many hesitate on taking action. We dive into the top 4 reasons, and how to overcome those.

From crafting your weekly leadership team report to structuring the perfect meeting agenda and beyond, 3 tips to ensure you’re supporting your strategy effectively.

In edition 18, we delve into the Outcomes vs. Outputs, their roles within your strategy, and share the recommended percentage allocation you should aim for.

If you're aiming to change the trajectory of your business in 2024, you must be willing to revisit the framework in place today. Here's why.

From setting Objectives to Leadership prioritization and more, Edition 11 is packed with tips to help you execute in Q4 and beyond. Welcome to The Pulse.

Is your strategic planning process hurting your company culture? Here are three symptoms to help you diagnose and fix it.

Explore the challenges organizations face in commitment to their strategic plans and discover actionable insights on gaining executive buy-in. Learn how aligning teams, fostering transparency, and leveraging solutions can propel your strategy forward.

As Leaders, how do we ensure that People aren’t the blockers to our company-wide success? How can we ensure everyone is aligned around a singular vision for the company?

While crafting Objective titles may seem straightforward, there is an intricate art and science behind it. 3 things to keep in mind when building your strategic Objectives.

From crafting your weekly leadership team report to structuring the perfect meeting agenda and beyond, 3 tips to ensure you’re supporting your strategy effectively.

In edition 18, we delve into the Outcomes vs. Outputs, their roles within your strategy, and share the recommended percentage allocation you should aim for.

3 tips on how to identify areas of risk within your strategic plan

It's important to track execution of our projects, but these initiatives are not the end goal. Instead, they are the bets we are making to execute our strategy, and sometimes we must let them go.

For those who want to see what it looks like to invest in building connection and alignment, hyping up your teams, and clearly communicating your Themes, look no further than… The Goalfather.

Edition 14 of The Pulse dives into how to rally the organization around your 2024 goals and kick off the new year strong.

In Edition 13, we delve into the 'how,' 'when,' and 'why' behind reviewing the performance of the previous quarter (or year) and why it is crucial for future success.

From the operating plan to the strategic plan learn which 2024 Strategic Planning components you need in place when you kick off the new year.

From setting Objectives to Leadership prioritization and more, Edition 11 is packed with tips to help you execute in Q4 and beyond. Welcome to The Pulse.

Just because you place an emphasis on prioritizing the right work, doesn’t mean that every conversation has to end in "yes" or "no". It might just not be the right time.

How does strategic planning impact company culture? We explore that question and more in edition #9 of The Pulse.

Strategic planning season is here, and Brooks shares his top-10 planning tips to help set up 2024 on the right foot.

Elate has officially launched Strategy Advisor, the first domain-specific AI engine purpose-built for Strategy and Operations Leaders. This milestone marks a major evolution of Elate’s strategy execution platform — moving beyond planning and tracking to help leaders surface insights, anticipate risk, and move from problem to action faster than ever before.

Elate’s co-founders unveil Strategy Advisor, the first domain-specific AI engine built to help Strategy and Operations leaders plan smarter, adapt faster, and execute with clarity. Learn how it reshapes the way strategy gets done.

Learn how Goldey-Beacom College connected departmental goals to the institution's strategy with Elate.

See how Camden County College used Elate to move from a reactive, spreadsheet-based strategy to a dynamic, collaborative approach that drives real progress across campus.

Elate’s new Integrations Library connects 60+ CRM and ticketing tools—like Salesforce, HubSpot, Jira, and Zendesk—directly to your strategic plan. Learn how this major enhancement helps Strategy & Operations Leaders automate updates, improve visibility, and drive faster decisions.

Discover Insights, Elate’s new feature that empowers Strategy and Operations leaders to proactively manage risks, connect data, and streamline strategy execution. Shift from a reactive to proactive approach, keeping your team on the most efficient path to success.

Learn about Elate's latest product updates, including Advanced Reporting Templates and Upgrades, Launchpad, Custom Branding Upgrades, our Insights Beta, and more.

Learn about Elate's latest product updates, including All-New Outcomes, a revamped Microsoft Teams app, Advanced Reporting enhancements, and more.

December's product update includes huge upgrades to Hierarchy View and Advanced Reporting - plus an all-new Smartsheet integration.

Read about the strategic partnership between Elate and Velocity Advisory Group and what it means for the future of strategic planning.

If you're aiming to change the trajectory of your business in 2024, you must be willing to revisit the framework in place today. Here's why.

Performance Management Tools serve a vital role for HR teams, however many companies try to utilize these platforms for strategic planning. Here's why you shouldn't.

September 2023, one of Elate's biggest releases to date, included all-new Hierarchy View, Advanced Reporting Exports, and more.

We discuss 3 key ways Elate helps strike the right balance between planning for tomorrow while executing today.

Tactics bridges the gap between high-level strategy and daily execution. By aligning daily work with long-term goals and providing visibility into progress, Tactics empowers teams to execute their game plan effectively

Elate has officially launched Strategy Advisor, the first domain-specific AI engine purpose-built for Strategy and Operations Leaders. This milestone marks a major evolution of Elate’s strategy execution platform — moving beyond planning and tracking to help leaders surface insights, anticipate risk, and move from problem to action faster than ever before.

Elate’s co-founders unveil Strategy Advisor, the first domain-specific AI engine built to help Strategy and Operations leaders plan smarter, adapt faster, and execute with clarity. Learn how it reshapes the way strategy gets done.

Elate’s new Integrations Library connects 60+ CRM and ticketing tools—like Salesforce, HubSpot, Jira, and Zendesk—directly to your strategic plan. Learn how this major enhancement helps Strategy & Operations Leaders automate updates, improve visibility, and drive faster decisions.

Discover Insights, Elate’s new feature that empowers Strategy and Operations leaders to proactively manage risks, connect data, and streamline strategy execution. Shift from a reactive to proactive approach, keeping your team on the most efficient path to success.

Learn about Elate's latest product updates, including Advanced Reporting Templates and Upgrades, Launchpad, Custom Branding Upgrades, our Insights Beta, and more.

Learn about Elate's latest product updates, including All-New Outcomes, a revamped Microsoft Teams app, Advanced Reporting enhancements, and more.

December's product update includes huge upgrades to Hierarchy View and Advanced Reporting - plus an all-new Smartsheet integration.

September 2023, one of Elate's biggest releases to date, included all-new Hierarchy View, Advanced Reporting Exports, and more.

Tactics bridges the gap between high-level strategy and daily execution. By aligning daily work with long-term goals and providing visibility into progress, Tactics empowers teams to execute their game plan effectively

Elate is excited to announce our SOC 2 Certification!

In this blog, we’re going to spotlight three of the ways that Elate can help Salesforce users pull key insights from their data and get more out of their reporting.

QuickBooks is one of the leading accounting software for small businesses and startups. Here are three reasons why using Elate’s QuickBooks integration can help paint the entire picture of everything that’s happening in your business, all in one place.

Get a pulse check on everything from inbound opportunities to current pipeline with a single glance at your dashboard. Here are three reasons why integrating HubSpot with Elate will skyrocket your productivity.

Today we are incredibly elated to announce the launch of our 30 Day Free Trial! All you need is your email, and our pre-built dashboards will do the rest of the work.

Read about actions we took and how we refocused our team to adjust our product strategy to the new normal.